The Armorer - Blog Posts
the armorer: grogu is too small, he cannot train yet
din: *hands on hips, points finger* FIRST of all lady, my baby can-
top 4 fave characters change my mind
the reason why din knows nothing about mandalorian history is because 1) he doesn’t ask questions unless it’s directly related to what he’s doing and 2) the armorer doesn’t volunteer information unless she’s asked questions or it’s directly related to what she’s doing
thinking about how the armorer
didn’t fight din for the darksaber after he said he’d taken off his helmet even though a) mandalorians will be cursed if an unworthy person wields it and b) she would have won easily
told din about the living waters instead of just saying there’s no way to redeem himself now that mandalore is a dead planet
let him keep his armor despite the whole “beskar belongs to mandalorians” thing
conclusion: the armorer believes din will restore mandalore in order to redeem himself in the living waters. also she is pro din for mand’alor
this reminds me of chapter 8 when it’s revealed that all the mandalorians in din’s covert were forced to take off their helmets after saving din. the armorer, who in the show represents the ultimate moral authority on the creed, appears to approve of their decision because they were prioritizing one aspect of the creed over another (i.e. helping fellow mandalorians > keeping the helmet on). she considers it a tragedy but not a sin. this is evidenced by the fact that she says “we were forced to reveal ourselves” rather than morally separating herself from the others by using they/themselves.
I keep seeing people say that Din broke his Creed in Chapter 15 but I think that is a misread of the scene and the show overall. I think what happened was that Din re-ordered the collection of tenets his follows so that the child’s safety supersedes all else.
The two most important parts of the Creed (as represented in the show) are wearing armour and protecting foundlings. In Chapter 3, Din is faced with a moral problem - does he protect this foundling or reclaim his peoples’ armour? His chooses the latter, and then goes back on that decision to rescue the child. That episode is titled The Sin for this exact reason - he made the incorrect moral decision, but he was no less of a Mandalorian for it.
In Chapter 15, he is then presented with the exact same problem, but this time he chooses the child over the armour. This is why that episode is titled The Believer - Din is in the process of reorganising his religious priorities, not abandoning them. Just as he was a Mandalorian when he decided to forsake the child, so too does he remain a Mandalorian when protecting him.
armorer: *gives din a jetpack* when you have healed, you will begin your drills. until you know it, it will not listen to your commands
din: i understand
also din: *uses the jetpack like ten minutes later to singlehandedly blow up a spaceship while on a head injury*
Star Wars incorrect Quotes
Paz: mom! he made fun of me for getting Capri Suns, and then he drank eight of my Capri Suns.
Din:Paz. You're in your 20s and you're arguing over Capri Suns
Paz: either you ground him or I fight him and my fists are already up.
MY BABIES I LOVE THEMMMMMM
Mand’alor the Resolute
So, I don’t remember where exactly I saw this, but I remember seeing a tumblr post talking about the Armorer taking the darksaber and becoming the Mand’alor. I thought the idea was fucking amazing and ran with it! I fiddled with the lighting and colors for forever but I’m really happy with the final outcome!
I named the Armorer, who we see as a stoic and calm authority figure within the Coven, Mand’alor the Resolute for her stability both in demeanor and in beliefs. I do not see her budging from what she believes. Yet, she is a strong and benevolent figure towards Din and the others within the Coven. Her title reflects those traits. In her hand, she wields both the darksaber and her hammer, as she still holds onto her role as Armorer even as a leader of the Mandalorians. Even in her design, the Armorer exudes the power of an Elder, cloaked in furs with a beautifully crafted helmet that looks more ceremonial than practical. It’s easy to see this figure as a leader, and many all too easily follow the Armorer in her footsteps
Your headcanon of The Armored having already adopted Boba and Fennec sight unseen is DEEPLY making me look forward to when they all do meet.
I have written them meeting a few times, but haven't yet found a version I'm super happy with. I'll get there eventually.
In the meantime, have this bit of Paz and Din being told off in front of Luke, Boba, and Fennec. In this little bit, Paz has been refusing to train with Luke and Din's youngest sister started a rumor that he and Luke were an item.
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Buir turned around and identified Luke immediately. She left Din and Paz to go stand in front of him (still ignoring Fett and Fennec somehow) and held out a hand. Luke was enraptured by her helmet. It took him a moment to notice the hand. When he did, he dropped Fennec, and, to Din’s utter shock, took it, dipped his head and brought buir’s knuckles to his bare forehead.
Paz’s hand came up behind Din’s neck to squeeze at it in equal anxiety.
Buir watched this in complete silence. Luke released her hand and lifted his eyes.
Buir held his gaze for a long moment before wrenching her body around to practically glow with fury at Din and Paz.
This time, Paz and Din executed a long-practiced maneuver called ‘huddle and pray.’
“He does not need to be asked for respect,” buir said with perfect consonants.
Scary. So scary. There was nothing to say to her now.
“Why must I ask this from my own son and comrade, and yet the ancestral enemy gives it without hesitation or stumble, hm?” buir asked.
There was literally nothing to say. Buir knew this. She held the silence before rounding on Luke again and gently taking his hand in hers.
“You are a very sweet boy, I see this,” she said. “Forgive my children, they are under-socialized and we lost the smaller one down a mine when he was young. He has never fully recovered.”
Um? Din had, actually?
It took about fifteen years and was not helped by Paz telling him that bats would nest in his ears at night if he didn’t turn over often enough, but he’d gotten there in the end, hadn’t he?
Fett lifted his eyes to the sky and pressed a fist into his nose and mouth next to Luke. He appeared to be blinking back tears.
“It’s an honor to meet you,” Luke said in the meantime. “And it’s alright. I fell into a cistern when I was three and now have a petrifying fear of drowning. Din has been nothing but kind to me. And I’m sure that Paz is a nice person deep down. Somewhere.”
“You poor thing,” buir crooned. “Your optimism hurts my eyes, but I will accept this kindness on behalf of our covert. Thank you for your efforts in attempting to teach Paz through non-violence, although I have some recommendations for you. Namely, a motivator.”
Paz whimpered into a palm. Din cringed.
“His name is Ban,” buir said. “He is useless to us all, and unfortunately our founding elder’s grandchild. But he has done much reading on you, my dear, and he is enthused to provide you with the means you need to keep Paz focused on lessons.”
Luke frowned and cocked his head.
“I’m not sure I understand, Ms.—uh—”
“You may call me ‘Goran,’” buir said benevolently. “It means ‘Armorer’ in our language. And perhaps I was being too delicate. What I mean is that Paz learns best when complex maneuvers have absorbed his anxious energy. Ban is his assigned provider, since Din has helpfully evicted himself from the position, and I am pleased to say that he is the most exhausting of the current line-up. I will set him to assignments in and around this moon so that Paz will have things to do in the space between your lessons. This should alleviate some of the pressure on you in the meantime.”
Luke forgot to blink for a good ten seconds.
“You’re giving me another Mandalorian?” he asked.
“A worse one, yes,” buir said.
Fett wiped at his streaming eyes.
Din couldn’t stand by in silence any more.
“Buir,” he said, shoving Paz away from him so that he could come and brush the tips of his gloves against her elbow. “Luke already has—”
“So familiar,” buir scolded immediately.
Luke’s eyebrows shot up. Din didn’t bother, he backtracked.
“Jedi Skywalker already has more Mandalorians than he can deal with,” he said. “He’ll be uncomfortable with Ban’s energy, even in short bursts. I’ll volunteer to do the work. Paz and I can hunt together. It will be sufficient; we can keep each other in line.”
The silence that followed was not comforting. It spoke of a scowl and a whole lot of skepticism.
“Did I say ‘Din?’” she asked.
No.
“When did I say ‘Din?’”
She hadn’t.
“Funny. That’s what I thought, too.”
Fett covered his whole face and shook.
“You are busy, ad’ika. Stressed, I’m sure,” buir said sympathetically, “You stand here before me in a shocking state. We will handle that momentarily, whoever touched your helmet last deserves to be boiled.”
Fennec stood up on her own power abruptly and dragged Luke off-balance.
“Goran,” she said with the utmost respect, “Perhaps you would do us the honor of overseeing Vizsla’s training? See, Luke is scared of him, aren’t you, Luke?”
Luke tried to pull out of Fennec’s grip with no success.
“I’m fine, actually,” he said.
“He’s miserable,” Fennec said over him. “He messages me in tears every night.”
“I do?” Luke asked.
Fennec crammed the side of her boot into his as a threat. Buir chose not to read into any of that. Her bullshit threshold was too high after Din and Paz within three feet of each other for more than five minutes now.
“I’m afraid that my responsibilities do not allow me to maintain this kind of surveillance over an individual member,” she said with perfect diplomacy. “Ban will report back to me, as will Paz should Ban make more than his share of nuisances. Is this satisfactory to you, Jedi Skywalker?”
Luke was trapped between a rock and a hard place, but not without hope. He gazed over buir’s shoulder to Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, who had apparently chosen to limit those who could see them for the moment. Kenobi tossed up a finger and did a fun little spin and a jog. Luke’s father glanced after him and gestured that they’d be right back.
Luke cleared his throat.
“If you would allow me to consult with my Master,” he said. “Just one moment.”
He wriggled out of Fennec’s grip and bounded off in the direction that his father stood. Together, they chased after Kenobi.
Because I keep forgetting this headcanon and need to remind myself:
The Armorer studies the fighting style of all the Mandalorians in their covert. Each one she watches, notes their strengths and weaknesses, and adjusts their armor accordingly as resources allow. All warriors are unique, and despite their many strengths, all have at least one weakness that could prove fatal. She realizes early on that Din Djarin always tends to lead with his right shoulder and consequently takes most of his hits there (check out chapters 1, 2, and 12 for starters, I think there’s more as well). So when he brings back an ingot of pure beskar, it’s not just idle fancy that leads her to immediately make him a right pauldron first off.
The vod has a blind spot the size of a bantha over this shoulder, she thinks as she forges the gleaming beskar. But perhaps I can help him keep this arm yet.
share with us an Armorer headcanon please thank u
Just one???
I can’t do that. Have these.
The Armorer’s pronouns vary among their foundlings and the covert. They use all pronouns, so each person sort of lands on one or a few that feels right. Din calls them she/her, but freaks out when other people he knows call them that because that’s HIS set and people outside the covert don’t understand that; they just keep calling them his ‘mom.’ He is deeply offended on the Armorer’s behalf. They do not care that much.
The only exception to this is that when orders are given out, they want a ‘yes, sir’ and nothing less.
The Armorer has tried to poison Elder Vizsla (Paz’s grandparent) on no fewer than four occasions.
The Armorer is very close to their Second in Command, Eegang. Eegang reciprocates the closeness, but also is subject to some of the Armorer’s innermost thoughts, many of which make him check over his shoulders at least twice a day.
The Armorer only drinks clear liquor.
They love all of their children (including the estranged ones), but get along best with Din and Shimmol (their youngest daughter) because those two do such stupid and wild shit so seriously that it makes them laugh.
The Armorer’s sleep schedule is less of a schedule and more of a pile of hours with a label on them that says ‘sleep?’
They met Jango once. They were not impressed.
They only know about Jedi because they were once weirdly invested in Obi-Wan and Satine Kryze’s affairs as covered by Mandalorian tabloids.
They consider Grogu their grandchild.
They are interested in Luke and are trying to figure out if he is going to try to seduce Din into an affair (see: Obi-Wan and Satine Tabloid Stories).
They have already adopted Boba and Fennec without having met them.
This is what I have for now. I will ruminate on this further.
Din sabotages his ruling as Mand’alor but it keeps back firing at him
So let’s say Bo-Katan manages to drag Din’s ass into taking on the title of Mand’alor after many escape attempts and threats. She sends Cara, Boba Fett, Fennec, anyone to drag his stubborn ass back.
None of them manage to catch him. So as last resort, Bo-Katan gets the Armorer and it takes one parental disapproving look from her and Din comes back like a resigned puppy with his tail between his legs. (Paz is laughing his ass off in the background).
Many mandalorians come to challenge him for the dark saber, and with a long suffering sigh, Din accepts. Unfortunately for him, he ends up winning.
The challengers are like: “omg, this Mand’alor is so strong, we stan 😍” even after they got their asses handed by Din.
Word spreads about the many achievement Din accomplished to the point people basically make poetry about him, and Din hates it so much that to blow off some steam he takes on more bounty jobs and ditches his responsibilities. Royalty isn’t meant to take on jobs such as bounty hunting, right? What a great opportunity to stain his image.
Din takes a bounty. Turns out, it involved some imps, and of course Din does the job, and of course mandalorians hear about it and are like “omg, our Mand’alor is so cool he took down imps on his own, we stan 😍😍”
His next move is to ditch important plans and meetings with important people to later hide at Luke’s jedi academy to be with his son. Luke doesn’t mind. He gets a call from Leia demanding to speak with Mando, but Luke, not really involved with politics so he doesn’t realize that Mando is a big deal right now, tells her he’s spending time with his son. After that, word spreads about the Mand’alor postponing his duties to take care of his foundling. The mandalorians, having a sacred creed about foundlings, are like “omg, our Mand’alor is such a dilf, we stan 😍😍😍”
Din hides at Boba’s palace. Boba won’t treat him differently, plus he gives goods drinks.
But of course, mandalorians find out and “Omg our Mand’alor is so cool he hangs out with criminals and does hot mandalorian shit 😍😍😍😍😍”
The people who’ve meet Din during his bounty hunting days begin to make stories about him.
“Mando is flawless.”
“I heard his beskar armour’s insured for 10000 credits.”
“I heard he does modelling commercials…in Nevarro.”
“One time he meet Luke Skywalker in an imperial cruiser and he ( THE Luke Skywalker ) told him he was pretty.”
“One time he punched me in the face…it was awesome.”
Din is SO pissed, because no matter what he does, people APPROVE of him. He could literally shot a random dude for no reason and everyone would worship him. He could kick someone’s ass for no reason, and the person would thank Din and ask his hand in marriage because what a fcking priviledge to be punched by the Mand’alor. He could literally start a war and the mandalorians would follow him which is really concerning and he doesn’t like the thought of having that much power. But the more he tries to avoid his responsibilities, the more people seem to like him.
So Din, reluctantly accepts his fate, and becomes a regular guest at Boba’s palace to get drunk twice a week and bitch about his life while the rest of the squad is in between pity him and laugh at him.
Mandalorian Jetpacks
Happy Fett Friday! SO glad the lore now allows Mandalorian Jetpacks to fly for longer periods of time.
Even though I ❤️ playing Star Wars Bounty Hunter way back in the day, I absolutely HATED how you were granted only mere seconds of flight time before your jetpack would shut off & force you to land so that it could re-charge/ cool-off from overheating.
In Attack of the Clones, after Jango Fett eliminated Zam Wesell with a Saber Dart, his Jetpack allowed a very quick escape from Obi-Wan & Anakin. And it was a QUICK escape. Unlike in Star Wars Bounty Hunter, Jango didn't fly for a few seconds, then land to let his Jetpack recharge, then fly for a few more seconds, then land again, then fly a little bit more, then once again land, and then….
Hell, he never would have made it out of there if he had to do keep doing that slow-ass shit…
This is what happened. Jango took off. The sound of his Jetpack igniting drew the attention of Obi-Wan & Anakin. They observed Jango flying up higher & higher, furthering the distance between them so rapidly the Jedi realized that a pursuit at that point would be futile.
That's why it felt good to finally see Mandos airborne for extended periods. Throughout The Mandalorian TV series Boba Fett, Din Djarin, Bo-Katan, The Armorer & many other Mandalorians propelled themselves through the air & kicked shebs. During the Battle of Mandalore, it was so awesome to witness waves of Mandos that flew high above Mandalore, engage the Empire in battle & take back their homeworld. Because Mandalorians are stronger together....
….THIS IS THE WAY…! 😎
already tired of seeing people say "wow so now the armorer decides that there can be more than one Way 🙄 she casted din out of the covert and made him go through all that for nothing" y'all could not have misunderstood the armorer more. choosing to follow bo-katan is her way of making a statement. the children of the watch separated themselves from the rest of mandalore and have been an isolated group ever since. they follow their creed strictly and believe that real mandalorians never show their face. but following bo-katan is supposed to symbolize a new era for them. the armorer has accepted that if they really want to revive mandalore then all mandalorians have to be a united front and this means being open minded to the way others live.
this development doesn't mean that their creed is all of a sudden void. din didn't atone "for nothing" tcotw will most likely still follow their creed the way they always have. never showing their face isn't a nuisance or a consequence, it's just their way of life. din risked his life to bathe in the living waters because he wanted to. his creed is sacred to him. he wasn't just labeled an apostate he also felt like one. he atoned for himself. he genuinely values and believes in his creed.
i think that allowing bo-katan to lead them shows immense growth. learning that they can maintain their own beliefs while still being accepting of others is a huge step. i think its important that they're realizing that not being a child of the watch doesn't make you less of a mandalorian.
I FINALLY FINISHED THIS !!! T H E M !!!